Cider doughnuts, a New England harvest treat, inspired these spice-happy muffins. A crumbly streusel topping made with a small amount of butter provides a delicious finish.
| Prep Time: | 30 minutes |
| Ready in: | 1 hour |
| Yield: | 1 dozen muffins |
| Ease of Prep: | Easy |
| Recipe Ingredients | |
| 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar | |
| 4 teaspoons whole-wheat flour | |
| 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon | |
| 1 tablespoon butter , cut into small pieces | |
| 2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts (optional) | |
| 1 cup whole-wheat flour | |
| 1 cup all-purpose flour | |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder | |
| 1/2 teaspoon baking soda | |
| 1/4 teaspoon salt | |
| 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon | |
| 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg | |
| 1 large egg | |
| 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar | |
| 1/2 cup apple butter , such as Smucker's | |
| 1/3 cup maple syrup | |
| 1/3 cup apple cider | |
| 1/3 cup low-fat plain yogurt | |
| 1/4 cup canola oil | |
Recipe Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
- To prepare streusel: Mix brown sugar, whole-wheat flour and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in walnuts, if using.
- To prepare muffins: Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl.
- Whisk egg and brown sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Whisk in apple butter, syrup, cider, yogurt and oil. Make a well in the dry ingredients; add the wet ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until just combined. Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups (they'll be quite full). Sprinkle with the streusel.
- Bake the muffins until the tops are golden brown and spring back when touched lightly, 15 to 25 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Loosen edges and turn muffins out onto a wire rack to cool slightly before serving.
Health Advantages: low calorie, low sat fat, low sodium, heart healthy.
| Nutrition Information | ||||||||
| Servings Per Recipe: 12 | ||||||||
| Amount Per muffin | ||||||||
| Calories: | 209 cal | Carbohydrate Servings: | 2 1/2 | |||||
| Carbohydrates: | 34 g | Dietary Fiber: | 2 g | Cholesterol: | 21 mg | |||
| Fat: | 7 g | Sodium: | 162 mg | Saturated Fat: | 1 g | |||
| Protein: | 4 g | Potassium: | 40 mg | Monounsaturated Fat: | 3 g | |||
| Exchanges: | 2 starch, 1 fat | |||||||
